College teammates combine for Sound Tigers' game-winner

Michael Fornabaio

Updated 12:11 am, Monday, April 22, 2013

Sound Tigers goalie Anders Nilsson, 45, blocks a shot in the third period in a game against the Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
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Sound Tigers goalie Anders Nilsson, 45, blocks a shot in the third...

Sound Tigers Mike Keenan gets a punch from Portland Pirate Matt Clackson, 15, in the last game of the season at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
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Sound Tigers Mike Keenan gets a punch from Portland Pirate Matt...

Sound Tigers Aaron Ness, 27, scores in the first period in a game against the Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
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Sound Tigers Aaron Ness, 27, scores in the first period in a game...

Sound Tigers Riley Wetmore, 21, scores in the first period in a game against the Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
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Sound Tigers Riley Wetmore, 21, scores in the first period in a...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers goalie Anders Nilsson, 45, blocks a shot in the third period in a game against the Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers goalie Anders Nilsson, 45, blocks a shot in the third...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates...

Sound Tigers end their season with a win against Portland Pirates at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. Angeletti

Campbell took the puck away from a defenseman and centered to Wetmore in the slot. Wetmore beat Mike Lee, off the left post and in.

"It was nice to come from Scott Campbell," Wetmore said. "I learned so much from him."

Campbell stayed on for his regular shift with Brandon DeFazio and Blair Riley. They kept the puck deep for over a minute, and DeFazio centered him the puck to make it 3-1.

A mid-season tryout from the ECHL, Campbell established himself as a centerman (that line has been together since mid-January) and on the penalty kill for Bridgeport.

"I'm just trying to climb the ladder," Campbell said. "I was fortunate to get an opportunity here in Bridgeport. It was a nice fit."

The Sound Tigers were eliminated from playoff contention Friday and tweaked the lineup a bit.

Campbell's line, which had been separated Friday for the first time in a while, was back together Saturday.

"(Campbell) really plays a solid game, a consistent game," Bridgeport coach Scott Pellerin said. "You know what you're going to get, game in, game out. There's not a lot of games I can honestly say he didn't reach his max."

Attendance was 5,129 for a season average of 5,300, second-highest in the team's 12 seasons.

The highest was 5,403 in 2004-05, though that included two crowds well over 10,000 on Long Island; the average for games in Bridgeport that season was 4,973.

Bridgeport's Matt Donovan had two assists, leaving him a tiebreaker behind Oklahoma City's Justin Schultz for the AHL lead among defensemen.

Brock Nelson's third-period goal was his 25th, a Bridgeport rookie record; he led the team with 52 points.